CA2055625A1 - Clothes arm for hanging up articles of clothing - Google Patents

Clothes arm for hanging up articles of clothing

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CA2055625A1
CA2055625A1 CA002055625A CA2055625A CA2055625A1 CA 2055625 A1 CA2055625 A1 CA 2055625A1 CA 002055625 A CA002055625 A CA 002055625A CA 2055625 A CA2055625 A CA 2055625A CA 2055625 A1 CA2055625 A1 CA 2055625A1
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arm
clothes
elements
hooks
ribs
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Walter Steiner
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Stewi AG
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47GHOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G25/00Household implements used in connection with wearing apparel; Dress, hat or umbrella holders
    • A47G25/02Dress holders; Dress suspending devices; Clothes-hanger assemblies; Clothing lifters
    • A47G25/06Clothes hooks; Clothes racks; Garment-supporting stands with swingable or extending arms
    • A47G25/0685Collapsible clothes racks, e.g. swingable, foldable, extendible

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  • Holders For Apparel And Elements Relating To Apparel (AREA)

Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

A clothes arm for hanging up articles of clothing comprises several telescopically inter-engaging, hollow arm elements, which can be telescopically retracted in space-saving manner when not in use. Clothes hooks are affixed to the arm elements. In order that the clothes hooks do not limit the telescopic retraction of the clothes arm, the arm elements have longitudinal recesses which accommodate a shank of each clothes hook that is located on the distal side of each respective recess.

Description

2~'a~S~3 CLOT~ES ARM FOR ~ANGING UP ARTICL~S OF CLOT~ING

BACRGROUND OF T~E IRVENTION
The invention relates to a clothes arm for hanging up articles of clothing, which comprises several telescopically coupled, hollow arm elements so that it tapers towards its free end from an attachment end which includes means for affixing the clothes arm to a wall. The clothes arm is provided with several clothes hooks, distributed over its length and projecting at right angles to the arm's longitudinal dimension for hanging up articles of clothing or clothes hangers.
A clothes arm for hanging up articles of clothing is preferably affixed to a wall at a relatively high point, e.g. at head height in the sane way as clothes hooks, and projects vertically therefrom.
Since clothes arms take up a lot of unused space when not in use and can even constitute a hazard, a known clothes arm is constructed so as to fold sideways against the wall. The known clothes arm is also a narrow construction, so that a clothes hanger hook can engage over it and several articles of clothing on clothes hangers can be hung up side by site. However, it i9 not suitable for hanging up articles of clothing by their hanging loops, because it is too thick for this purpose.
The problem to be solved by the invention is the provision of a clothes arm which can be easily converted to an esthetically attractive, space-saving form and which permits several articles of clothing to be hung in a stable manner thereon, without requiring additional clothes hangers.
The clothes arm must also be easily manufacturable from a few parts.
SUMMAB~ OF Tne INV~RTIO~
According to the invention this problem i9 solved by providing a clothes arm having clothes hooks which are affixed to at least some of the arm elements and at least some of the arm elements are provided with at least one recess which permits the telescopic ......... .. .

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retraction of the clothes arm by receiving a shank of the clothes hook of an ad;acent arm element.

There is thus provided a clothes arm for hanging up articles of clothing, comprising several telescopically coupled together, hollow arm elements, such that the clothes arm tapers towards its free end from an attachment end which includes a mounting means for affixing the clothes arm to a wall, the clothes arm being provided with a plurality of clothes hooks, distributed over its length and pro~ecting at right angles with respect to the longitudinal axis of the clothes arm, the clothes hooks providing a support for hanging up an article of clothing or a clothes hanger, the clothes hooks being provided on at least one of the arm elements and at least one of the arm elements including at least one recess which permits the telescopic retraction of the clothes arm by receiving a shank of the clothes hook of an adjacent arm element.

BBI~F DESCRIPTIO~ OF T~e DRAWI~GS
Preferred embodiments of the clothes arm are described in greater detall hereinafter relative to non-limitative embodiments and the attached drawings, wherein:
Fig. 1 i8 a side view of a first embodiment of a clothes arm fixed to a wall;
Fig. 2 is an end view of the clothes arm of Fig. l;
Fig. 3 is a side view of a second embodiment of a clothes arm;
Fig, 4 is an end view of the clothes arm of Fig. 3;
Fig. 5 is a side view of a third embodiment of a clothes arm;
Fig. 6 is a plan view of the clothes arm of Fig. 5;
Fig. 7 is a larger-scale side view of an arm element o~ the clothes arm of Fig. 3;
Fig. 8 is a plan view of the arm element of Fig. 7; and Fig. 9 is a cross-section along the line IX-IX of Fig. 7.

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Figs. 1, 3, S and 6 show a clothes arm 1, 1', 1" according to ,,~. . ,., . , - :

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the invention in the telescopically extended position of use, so that it extends vertically by a length of e.g. 40 cm from a wall 2 to which it is affixed. In this condition and also in a shortened condition achieved by partial telescopic extension (not illustrated), articles of clothing can be hung on it using either a conventional clothes hanger or the hanging loop of a particular article of clothing, which articles are suspended from one of the numerous clothes hooks 3, 4.
In the embodiment according to Fig. 1 the clothes hooks 3 are connected to the underside of the clothes arm 1 and each one of the telescopically inter-engaged arm elements 5 to 11 are provided with a hook constructed in a T-shape, as double hooks with two hook parts 12 and 13 (see Fig. 2).
In the embodiment according to Figs. 3 and 4 once again a clothes hook 4 is provided on each arm element 5' to 11', but the hooks pro~ect horizontally away from a lateral surface of the arm element 5' to 11', so that the articles of clothing can only be hung on one side of the clothes arm 1'.
The clothes hooks 3, 4 e.g. have a shank 15, 16 shaped onto an arm element 5 to 11 or S' to 11' and on whose outer end is mounted a hook body 17 manufactured for example by in~ection moulding, In the embodiment shown in Figs. 3 and 4 with a one-sided, lateral arrangement of the clothes hooks 4, it is particularly advantageous if the clothes arm 1' is fixed 80 as to pivot about a vertical axis 19 (9ee Fig. 6), 90 that the clothes arm 1' can be pivoted into a position parallel with the wall 2 and the clothes hooks 4 form a row parallel to the wall and are dlrected outwards away from the latter. For this purpose a U-shaped bracket part 20 is attached to the wall 2 with screw fasteners or the like. The superimposed legs 21, 22 embrace the inner end of the arm element 5' or 5" and 9ecure the ends of the shaft 19.
The embodiments of Figs. 1, 2 and 5, 6 differ only in the ConstrUCtion of their attachment to the wall 2. Figs. 1 and 2 have a wall mount 24 with vertical retainin~ grooves on either side into which can be in9erted from above the two lateral attachment ribs 25, ,~ ,,, .. ,- - . :

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26 (see Fig. 2) at the attachment end 25 of the clothes arm 1.
In a larger scale compared with the other drawings and using the example of an arm element 6', Figs. 7, 8 and 9 show a preferred construction of the arm elements 5' to 11'. The arm element 6' has an outer contoured shape, which slidingly fits into the inner contoured shape of the adjacent, larger arm element 5', as well as an inner contoured shape into which slidingly fits the outer contoured shape of the ad~acent, smaller arm element 7'. These contoured shapes are rectangular in cross-section, the longer axis of the cross-sectional shape being the vertical dimension, so that the profile of the clothes arm has a considerable resistance to bending.
For an easy telescopic movement of the arm elements 5' to 11', in order to convert the clothes arm 1' into a space-saving, compact form when not in use, the irmer contoured shapes include four, flat inner ribs 28 to 31 (see Fig. 9) on the inner vertical sides of the hollow cross-section, and the outer contour shapes have on the outer vertical sides, wide, flat grooves 32, 33, which slidingly accommodate the ad~acent inner ribs Z8, 29; 30, 31 of the 8urrounding, ad~acent arm element 5'. Thus, the upper, narrow lateral faces 36, 37 of the inner rib~ 28, 30 form slide rails for the outer 8houlder faces 40, 41, which border the flat grooves 32, 33 of the enclosed arm part 7'. Correspondingly between the two lower, flat ribs 29, 31 and the lower shoulders 42, 43 beneath the flat groove8 32, 33, there is a rail-like guide, which can absorb the upwardly directed forces caused by bending loads on the clothes arm 1'.
The functional rib pairs 28, 29 or 30, 31 can also be replaced by a single protuberance (not shown), which ha~ the external dimension of a rib pair and which fits with sliding clearance into the outer grooves 32, 33 of the other arm part 7'.
In at least one longitudinal wall of the hollow arm part 6' there i8 provided a slot-like recess 49, whose function will be described subsequently. Particularly, if on opposed sides of the 3S arm part 6' there is provided a recess 49, which, recesses receive ... .. ..

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opposed clothes hooks, there is a loss of integrity in the otherwise closed hollow profile of the arm part, which, without the aforementioned cooperation of the inner ribs 28-31 and the outer grooves 32, 33 of the inner arm part 7', would lead to a considerable reduction of the load capacity of the clothes arm. The cooperating ribs 28 to 33 stiffen of the hollow clothes arm 1, 1', apart from the providing improved sliding guidance.
In order to provide maximum telescopic retraction of the arm .
parts 5 to 11 and 5' to 11', so that the distance between the clothes hooks 3, 4 can be continuously decreased to zero, in the arm elements 5 to 10 and 5' to 10' there is provided a slot-like recess 45 to 50 extending along a line on which are arranged the shanks 15, 16 of the clothes hooks 3, 4. The length of these recesses 45 to 50 increases in the direction of the attachment end 25, so that in the telescopically retracted position of the clothes arm 1, 1' the shanks 15, 16 of all the clothes hooks 3, 4 can be housed in the recess 50 of the largest arm element 5, 5'.
On the arm elements 6 to 11 and 6' to 11' are also provided resilient latch means, which limit the telescopic extension of the clothes arm 1, 1'. They have a spring tongue 52 with an integral terminal hook part 53, which pro~ects above the outer top surface 54 at the end of the arm part, as is shown wlth reference to the arm part 6' in Figs. 7 and 8. On inter-engaging the arm parts 5 to 11 and 5' to 11' the spring tongue 52 is pressed inwards and subsequently snaps into an inside groove 55 in the surrounding arm part. The length of this groove 55, which is delimited by a shoulder 56, defines the distance by which one arm part can be drawn out of the surrounding arm part, because the hook 53 catches the referenced shoulder 55.
The free arm end 56, 56" shown open in Figs. 1 and 5 is preferably closed by press-fit cap (not illustrated).
The preferred embodiments hereinbefore described are intended to be exemplary only. Changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the invention which is intended to be limited solely by the scope of the appended claims.

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Claims (13)

1. A clothes arm for hanging up articles of clothing, comprising:
several telescopically coupled together, hollow arm elements, such that the clothes arm tapers towards its free end from an attachment end which includes a mounting means for affixing the clothes arm to a wall, the clothes arm being provided with a plurality of clothes hooks, distributed over its length and projecting at right angles with respect to the longitudinal axis of the clothes arm, the clothes hooks providing a support for hanging up an article of clothing or a clothes hanger, the clothes hooks being provided on at least one of the arm elements and at least one of the arm elements including at least one recess which permits the telescopic retraction of the clothes arm by receiving a shank of the clothes hook of an adjacent arm element.
2. A clothes arm according to claim 1, wherein the clothes hooks are arranged in a common row which extends in the longitudinal dimension of the clothes arm.
3. A clothes arm according to claim 2, wherein the clothes hooks project laterally from the clothes arm
4. A clothes arm according to claims 1 or 2, wherein at least one clothes hook projects from an underside of the clothes arm.
5. A clothes arm according to claim 4, wherein the clothes hooks are T-shaped to provide double hooks.
6. A clothes arm according to any one of the claims 1, 2, 3 or 5, wherein, in the vicinity of the attachment end, the clothes arm is supported in pivotable manner about a vertical axis, so that it can be pivoted to a position parallel to a wall to which it is affixed.
7. A clothes arm according to any one of the claims 1, 2, 3 or 5, wherein the clothes arm elements have a closed hollow cross-section with planar boundary faces.
8. A clothes arm according to claim 7, wherein the hollow cross-section of the arm elements is rectangular and the vertical dimension of the rectangle is greater than the horizontal dimension.
9. A clothes arm according to claim 7, wherein between adjacent surfaces of the telescopically engaged arm elements are provided with ribs and grooves forming inter-engaging guides, so that the telescopic guidance takes place along the peripheral edges of the ribs.
10. A clothes arm according to claim 8, wherein between adjacent surfaces of the telescopically engaged arm elements are provided ribs and grooves forming inter-engaging guides, so that the telescopic guidance takes place along the peripheral edges of the ribs.
11. A clothes arm according to claim 9, wherein inwardly directed ribs of a first arm element are enveloped by outwardly directed grooves of a second arm element which is slidably received in the first arm element.
12. A clothes arm according to claim 10, wherein inwardly directed ribs of a first arm element are enveloped by outwardly directed grooves of a second arm element which is slidably received in the first arm element.
13. A clothes arm according to any one of the claims 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11 or 12, wherein the telescoping arm elements are each latched one to another by at least one resilient hook part, whereby in an extended position of two adjacent arm elements, the hook part of an inner element of the two elements engages a shoulder of a groove in an inner surface an outer element of the adjacent arm elements.
CA002055625A 1990-11-16 1991-11-15 Clothes arm for hanging up articles of clothing Abandoned CA2055625A1 (en)

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